Blerta Basholli
Blerta Basholli | |
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| Born | 1983 (age 41–42) |
| Education | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, director, producer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Notable work | Hive Lena and Me Mirror, Mirror... |
| Spouse | Artan Korenica |
| Children | 2 |
Blerta Basholli (born 1983) is a Kosovar Albanian writer, director and producer. Basholli has previously lived in New York City for a time span of four years, allowing her to work on a number of projects as a student, among those being her short film "Lena and Me" which won awards in a number of international and Kosovo-based festivals. In 2008, she was awarded with the Deans Fellowship at the Film Graduate Program at Tisch School of the Artists, NYU. Most recently, her debut feature film Hive (2021) has achieved great success, breaking Sundance Records, and becoming the first Kosovo film to enter the Oscars shortlist nomination.